Hall v. Bird-Bergstrom Motor Car Co.

Appellee, E. L. Hall, began suit before a justice of the peace in Winnebago county against appellant, the Bird-Bergstrom Motor Car Company, and there was a judgment in favor of the appellant. Appellee appealed to the circuit court of Winnebago county where a jury was waived, and on a trial before the court, judgment was rendered against the appellant for $282.27, and this appeal was prosecuted.

The appellee, an automobile salesman, was employed by the appellant to sell automobiles. The contract between them was oral but it is agreed that he was to receive five per cent commission on all sales…